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Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02
What Is Friendship 5"

I've been reading, oh friend! whose earnest
 eyes
 Would search my spirit through, The tale of a dreamer who we'll replie To the question asked by you. And ponder it we'll; for the fable A subtle meaning bears, To guide through 1ife's temptations, And show thee its hidden snares Where the polar star looks coldly down On the land of the eternal snows, Meath the glittering iceberg's ceaseless The 'sEsperito Sancto" grows, Each leaf of exquisite beauty By ice kings gems embossed; lach leaf, and branch, and petal Aro~formed of glistening frost Mid the dazzling stiffness of Arctic days A phantom flower it gleams Tn the pallid sunlight's frozen rays, Like symbol of death and dreams should shadow fall OCT it's whitenes Or the sunbeams warmer grow, t folds its filmy petals And vanishes into the SHOW. And one who would pluck this enchanted
 flower, Or gaze on its beauty frail, Must have hands as clean and heart as pure As the Knight of the Holy Grail Do you see, oh, friend, the meaning Of this fable I've told to yous That he who would hope for friendship Must, himself, be pure and true  Tis a flower that will droop heath passions
 glow,
 In darkness it fades away, For the blossom of friendship will only grow In the calm, fair light of day. Let your life be free and noble, As your heart is leal and true, And the exquisite flower of friendship Will always bloom for you.
 FIONA c. JACKSON.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02

An estimate has been made up of the valued the British cereal and root crops of the present year as compared with the year 1886. The figures show an in crease of e1, 567, 294 on those of the pre- ccding year, caused chiefly by the en- hanced value of the turnlp and potato croD
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02
Celery.

Celery, says New York restaurant Keeper, requires the carefulest. kind of careful cultivation. It has to be planted and transplanted, and then kept hcaped up with dirt. The soil must be rich and we'll drained. In Europe it grows wild in the ditchcs, and in its native state is rank, coarse, disagreeable in taste, and even very poisonous. It has taken a long cultivation to civilize celery, and make it the gentle, delicate thing we know.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02

There is some danger in being too progressive scientist. When Professor Mendelaicff was descending in his mili- tary balloon near Moscow, after obscrv- ing the recent eclipse, several peasants ran out of the village of Oderkoff with guns to shoot s'the evil beast that had darkcnei the face of the sum-"
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02
George Was HODeful.

"You understand, George, of course, :" she said, as she nestled in his arms, "that shall have no money of my own until papa passes away"
 "I understand, dear," replied George, tenderly and hopefully, ".ut just think, love, how feeble your father is. ]"
 TEpoch,
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02
Unkind.

Young Sampson, who thinks he can play the cornet, is screnading his girl when the old gentleman interrupts him with:
 "Here, you! We don't want fish at this hour of night. "--[ Philadelphia News.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02

He fabuln docent that venerable men of wealth had best keep their hon est en -agements with small boys, even if tho small boys turn out to be much smarter than the venerable gentlemen took them to be, ard greatly exceed ex. pectations in their performances. ---[Bos-
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02
A Song.

Fade, flowers, nowl .-..s. Scatter your snow \
 Over the dying grasses. Twill not be long (Hush, bird, your songD
 Ere the rude north wind passea Trees! you have played At masquerade, ... Till it is time twere endel, Drowsy earth weaves A blanket of leaves,
 Within your bues are blended. Stream! sing aloud! Picture each cloud,
 Mirror the stars in your breast; Dance while you may, Toss your white spray
 Soon comes the season of rest!
 -[Amy E. Leigh, in Young People.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02
The Vanderbilt holdings of United Ctates bonds, New York brokers say, arc all registered four per cebts., and amount to $40, 900, 00o.-

Sam Small, the evangelist, says he isHkes to wrestlc with Satan all the time,
 sand then he announces that he will
 make his permanent homo in Washing
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02

California raised cured and shipped over $50 carloads Joh<aisins lash year, ard ill-do 1O8 carloads betterfor 1887. The Spanish raisin is now playing second SldI,
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02

''I wonder what makes those buttons burst off so?' exclaimed a lady petu- lently. Force of habit, should think, he said softly.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02
Connecticut Western News.
PUBLISHED AT CANAAN, uTchFlflD co CONN.,, EVERY WEDNESDAY, MORNING,
S C. BECKLEY, Editor and ProWBtnr.
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Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02
CANAAN CONN., wEDNEsDl4, NOVEMBER 2 1ssz

That night the commodore had not been asleep very long before he was reused by the most unearthly caterwaul- ing that he, had ever heard in his life. He woke with the impression that there was stack of cats on the foot of. This bed. Then he fancied they were at least on the window sill of his room. But presently he became aware that they were somewhere in the yard near his window. Hecould stand it no longer, and seized loaded pistol that was in bureau drawer and blazed away, one, two, three shots, at what seemed to be the centre of the disturbance in the yard. Then he heard cry and groan of anguish from sopanrsAe9 being. He dressed partially and went out into the yard, and found there, writhing in pain, the policeman on the beat, with a ball from the commodorcs revolver in his leg. He also found large gunny bag in which was wriggling, plunging mass of cats, all of them bowling now with fury redoubled by the episode of the shooting The policeman was able to explain that he had seen what seemed to be; a wild animal of extraordinary proportions, which made noise like Q hundred cats, plunging around on the commedorc's lawn, and had come over to investigate; and no sooner had he dis covered that the. object was big gunny- bag full of cats, and had prepared to release the animals, than tho commo- dore had opened fire on him from the window, with disastrous effect.
 The policeman sued Vanderbilt for damages, and the commodore had to pay him a thousand dollars to settle-a fact which became quite generally known. As to the cats, ho knew where they came from, but the peculias asand unfin- ished nature of the tran saction with tho boys prevented him from ment1oning it, or from breaking his former contract with the lootblack, who contin- ued to shine his boots as of yore. Tho day after the commodore had settled with the policeman the boy looked up from his box and remarked <:
 "sleep we'll, last night, boss3'
 The commodore only grunted in re. sponse.
 "Auy cats, .now-a-days9'
 The commodore jumped up from tho chair .....# 'Sse here!' he exclaimed; ''how many cats did you kill that night9'
 ''Ninety-three, boss"
 The commodore pulled out his check book and hastily drew a check.
 s'Here's check for $100," said he, "and now don't you ever say cats to me again in your life, nor talk about this thing to anybody else, or rll break every bone in your body"
 "Agreed, boss," said the boy, as he pocketed the check.
Connecticut western news., 1887-11-02

This story recalls another that is somewhat like it with different flavor and local color, however, and quite as authentic. It happened down on the Cape in time now we'll gone by, when Benjamin C. was prominent man down there, wealthy, and foremost in a good many business enterprises. Old MT. C. was thrifty, like most of the Cape people with high regard for the almighty dollar. He had lively, freckle-faced grandson, as agile as a | squirrel, who was named for him, Ben- | jamin c. D., since man of a good deal of prominence on his own account, and who lived with him. The old gen. tleman's barn, as good many other old l places have done, became terribly in l fested with rats. The old gentleman was so greatly annoyed that he offered the boy fifty cents apiece for all the rats he would catch and show to him, alive on the premises, precaution to prevent sharp practice on the part of the youth. After two or three days little Benjamin came to old Benjamin and asked him to step out into tho barn. He did so and was conducted to big disuscd molasses barrel that stood in the middle of the barn floor and asked to look into it. And there on the bottom, was wriggling mass of rats, three or four deep, strug- gling vainly to get out of the barrel. My gorryr' exclaimed the old gen. tleman. "Where'd you get all these rats?"
 Caught lem here in the barn, gran sir"
 "How many be they?'
 Eighty. That's just $40, gran'sir. ,
 "Forty dollars! Why, Iain't goin' te pay you all that money"
 "Ain't yous did n't you agree to- gran'sir?"
 The boy looked up. There was a rope dangling down from the beam above that was used to help in climbing up tt the hayloft. Benny pulled himself III hand over hand on this rope until ht hung suspended over the barrel.
 ''Ain't you goin' to give me that $4( you agreed to, gran'sir?" said the boy. "Never!' said the old man, looking into the barrel with its squirming mas. of rats.
 "Well, then, here goes! said the boy
 With lively kick of his foot he up set the barrel in the direction of hi grandfather The multitude of rat poured out around the old mans feet He leaped wildly up and down in terror and sprang through the mass to a ladde that stco near. Then he ran up tn ladder with an agility that he had no cqualled for fifty years. And the rat resumed possession of the premises
New-York tribune., 1887-11-21
Incidents IN SOCIETY.

dancing class for young girls not vel ont III Soco'N
h,s ,oen formed TO meet saturday evenings at tho
mendessohn Glcc Club rooms. No 1O7 west 'l'S ui'n
q, beginning in January. Tho class has Dceh orSa',
we'd by Mrs f. Lc Roy Saterlec, Mrs John l. wilmer"
,oy Mrs Robert winthrop, Mrs John + Parsons, MIS-
lanes g. X Duer. Mrs. james W Gerard MIs, jam
n Burden Mrs Faneuil d. Wcisse, Mrs "lliian -
uamiton and Mrs. william Irwin
Mrs Charlie, Palmer will give theatre party "' '"0
Union squaro Theatre this evening, followed Oy
supper at Dclmonico's ~
Mrs Abbey Hopper GibbcnS, Mrs Robert HOE, vi :
Charles l. Tiffany. Mrs W. II. Wichham' MIS- i'"'
willard Mrs Russell Sago and other ladies promlnoH.
In sociov are patroneses of the fair and sale IN au I"
the New York Diet Kitchen, which Is to be hcid al Nus
s66 and 800 Ffthave to-day and tomorrow ~
night Mrs C. VI. Raymond, formerly Anne Louise aN
will sing This charity sends nourishins ioou u 'no
needy sick and has during the past year ai1eu no"i
eleven thousand persons. ,,,,
Miss Co,nclia Farwell, daughter OF MIS- Nlh'ai'
n Iarueu viii be married to Cornell "ooi@cy u''
rhursdav Decemlr,r l. at the Madison Avenue Mc'I,
ndist Episcopal Church, at SXticthst' n reor9,p 9,
will follow at the brides home; III last O0''"''
nlnihSt. , ,,,. -, Mice Amy Will
fans and Howard Martin. of staten Island nc rciu %
nony will ahe place in Christ LUrch Oh in'',,t';
afternoon December l, TO be followed ny P,r
~ tho brides homo in NeSterVell ave- ~ '' a..
The Kulclcrbockcr sewing Class VII rcssu,nnio, :.
,noatngs to-morrow at the house OF MIS-. lI'h@'u D
DAM, No 1851 Fifth ave
New-York tribune., 1887-11-21
SIR EODERfcK CIuEEON RETURNS
DOUBTFUL ABOUT COMM RCIAL UNIoN-OTHER
PAssENGrEs ON TLIE rMnRIA

DOUBTFUL ABOUT COMM RCIN CN1oN-oTHER
PASSENGERS OV TIE I'NRRIA
Sir Rofcrck returned from Europe yesterday
on tho JmDra T. rRGBt III reporter. who mot him on
Tie pier lie said that Ie hal been aDroal. busi
ness but 10 ne ter the he tn o. daughter by the
change aud be- woull retIrn to the "Old Country on
Dcer~nrr lO. Cont.nI Iins he said:
nave been hearing tle tilN about commercial union
Will al u!d with uncisipvss. DO You think tnat
III ise present .t.t" NJ anr, sreSs wol pass such
-urcI hsib psitcsl usiOn with he Uhited states
An'" tIat 'te sisU -coiu,a population oi Canada
aVeisc To the hict o. -cVeuug CBldls tie. with tho
mother csIltr ihsrr ara many ~cntti.L people IN an
ai~ VINO are even ~cptsn than thesc quo 1--we IN
scotland StoldHd - Radical ~ present but think and
nope there VIII 10 a change br-iud Dy.
sir HodSrck nal no. heard of ihs Government OF New
south Wales having authorized OF, firm 10 oG.r. It's
h"Adli reward Of si25.OJO ior method OF cNerminat
ins tn'IapJs whIcI the pcttOf Australia aaI Sew
/r+lAh.. bat ,.ld that some tine ago dttcnpt was
made 10 poison them whch d n, ecct the desired end
All Wa, the Ans of lins uiny tsnsocnt song bris
lie D4nprla pa,,a.o VI, inHio IN AZ day, eleven
hour, ami ciS ON her spoi passenger Ast
pr~t tr ndnr,o ~lr tlm t. lie trc- Piggy, + 'olt.
IL h. '~n'n th- Rev. " u. Brise, JuI:e roster. CAP
an lidrr.,on Gym Lamb, hrthur lrhmaHu. fr"uH
Mat, udsd Nc'lt Ian. g. e. y Msirl,. Mr. ~. h. Pom
etoT, Ma. psGrrdl EttAboAr. john l. Redmond, ~
hugh iown,end halID T. Ward. ~. joan MAsnOcs, AMI
Ni " yuduain
New-York tribune., 1887-11-21
Pest once Nnticc.

Should be read daily by all interested, as changes may
Iettors or forccn need be specially all
dr,'s oi dp1 sL ey S e. fiT ard segerci
documrn, letters no Specially addressed being sent by tho
rsr- rt mal, n. ending November 96 will close
Cpromp;.y N al cases AT this ONCE as follows;
S. Sas oT sS os ss e. ant G.ts .a must b. directed
sD,r Newport ai3 u m Or co.t. Rea, wa L,'noa.
,snn ga,'. s,,s ,s% 5S poS steam M
sSp & S ctv Of 54a 5fa'o trSa of'' So1Srsias '''
eon Vi. % ''5 esr: for per '2 s
Other EnropeAn countries mn,t 20 mrrctsi s psr " IS
oHI'p o% rom Ssr'orlssa. S "A ~ ''-''''' ~
wEDNE~oAY-N IA n. for Europs. per stsansap saae
va southampton Aai Bre g,t,ess for r.laai must
Ds directed 'ner sass -, Il $50. m Tor Ireland rer
britain saa Other EGTOeeaH CSa9rs, must DO directed
.s @G's q, pr ,9a.S; lIa Xvo 'H'Fa o'
n t. p5 P vs"oise as snt cuSsco SS per
wv M.y.q "a H.Taaa letters ioE o'seF MsIcan NS
ier st Pierre Mlnson. per steamer tro n Halifax.
FRIDAY-At9a N; for c,n2''a' Gh!sp. ra9.,s, ana
othsf MeTican States mu,t be- directed per CITY OF
sn1 a, 10 10 ,,r t9s ns,"S p.s and s.a.
Cuba per steamship Cienfuegos
p 1 0f Tor Hfys Fanes esa esG steam %
.y. ns ser @ da sn aa n cer
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sa,sia VIZ d.ss9y deter. must os directed Per
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iln itIy Spain AMI Pcr1s.t %u,! D. giseed acs pee
A.
psr ,tsan'hip scheam. wa Amsterdam letters mn,t
bs irSctsl per Schieian'D at IL m toe Belgium
drsrt psr steam shp Waesland via Antwerp dett-ri
must be directed per Nassanl"l
Mali Fass.co nor c' e..s s nsrs ss' yer 'st%.s1 sf'
IslAut. ship rlhitt tro Sll Frtl
csoo. oI,ss hsrs Move nDer - At Malls for
Australia NsyLsalAlL S.nlyicL Flt AMI samoan
Isllnt, Dor Alameda (tron san FranciscOl
clDs- hora December - At $50 Tor Oh ARRIVAL
al shiO RepubIc with British IaA, tr
Austr.ln Mails for cuba By rail TO rAnpt Fla snt
IhrHce steamer. via Key West Fla Gloss Al ths ons'
daily al 230 = m
.,h.au,s NJ coslne CT Trans Pacific mails is
ranged presumption OF their uninterrupted m
transit 20 san Francisco Mails from the East arriving on
Francisco the day af sailing OF steamers Ao
u'p"''"'u '"e"'' HENRY q. PEARSON, Postmaster. !
Post ONCE. New. Yosk, N. " New IA 1851
New-York tribune., 1887-11-21

It's not often that iradesman has Joke perpcirated
on him in his line Of such proportions az that which
was played Edward Knox, the halter He is a DEM
ocrat tut he puts it, IN moment OF innoc enco per
nttcd Republican friend 10 cntce hila to step into the
Republican Club rooms in West Twenty eighth ST. When
he entered aultlcss silk hat OF his own make
OF the latest Ionion style and the gosscs finish. which
set of his tall and Apolloke figure to great advantage
When he departed he wore a dull ana otcnironed bell
crowned widebrimned silk hat Of the So order made by
.ome cheap house down town. for which his own had
been exchanged II he didn't use swear words II was
not because tho spirit was unwilling But the climax
came later As be entered his store and put the hat
down ON the counter to attend upon couplo OF ladies'
who were friends OF his four dropped from the hat
lining, face up. Tie ladies saw them
When YOU get In a Republican club again. said
Mr. Knox ate you VIII know II. and If ever get any
of those Republican club fellows where can rub II In
on them I'll ring a whole cold deck on Them The loss
hat bad enough, but those cards Wll never
forgive"
New-York tribune., 1887-11-21
WORKING UOXEN TO COMBINE.



KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
IL Will not be long before the Knights OF Labor here
VIII have powerful aud numerous additions to their
organization from the women who are employed in var
Gus capacities in the factories shops AMI stores of this
CITY This coalition has been brought about prnc pally
by the articles written by Helen Campbell TIE TRrB-
CNL last winter rhe writer brought to light tho conl
tions under which thousands OF NewYork working girls
exc out miserable existence through long hours and
poor pay. and set the minds Of many to work
the problem o: rcmedyng present conditions The
ciearer-hca1ed saw that organization had done much In
many trades 10 benefit the members. ami that organ
zatlon properly managel is benefit not only the en-
poyei hut to the employer
This .caused the formation. weeks ago, of the
"omlns Protective Association As yet the society has
not adopted any particular form of organization.
whether 1t will ask for charter from the Knights Of
Labor remains TO he However, the association Is
growing rapidly In numbers ani II the present increase
III membership keeps up 1t will more than equal the
Knights of Labor before the en- OF another year There
are thousands OF working girls who will have to he
Induced and persuaded to Join this organization. They
are naturally dsnclnel to take such step. because
there are so many other girls willing to step In and take
Their places matter the OF the vacancy h
ihey have heard much of strikes and many have had
experience with them WELL that they have dread of
such Things and feel that all an organization means Is
STRIKE lose Of work and often defeat and loss OF position
Again. there are many girls who DO not seek for
poymcnt Of necessity. Their parents while not by any
means wealthy In comfortable circumstances and
the girls work only for spending money Others 90 10
work because they do not to be idle and
!" help pay the expenses Of the family until husband
comes along.
notwithstanding these obstacles the progress OF the
ORGANIZATION has been rapl Among the most active
WORKER, In II l. Miss Mary g. Artrcvs she !. mem
Der IN nigh standing OF large Labor organization An
niher - DR. Anna :. ucl Together with Mis-. Iil VI.
van Ltcn Miss Anla :. Huntington, Miss Gabrielle
Greeley, Mia, MARY McGiney anl Miss leonore
Reilly they form the committee that have thus
ikrh charge Of thc meetings The meetings hcll in
IltLagorIs Hall, No. 1876 anal-st. Wednesday
FRIDAY nights of each week Workiu awoiucu of all
occupations uestcd to attend Each meeting has
hr'n considerably larger thin the one before II aud
there Is considerable talk or removing Il larger hall
New-York tribune., 1887-11-21
OBRIEN TRIUMPHANT IN TROUSERS.
GARMENTS OF SUBSTANTIAL BLARNEY.
WRITING A LETTER IN HIS OWN BLOOD TO THE
IRISH PARTY-HOw SECRETS OF DUBLIN
CASTLE LEAK Our.
lBf GABLE To THE TRIBUNE.
A 1897 r.. III. N.., Ko.I. T,xfh.,o

tBY CABLE To rHg rRIBUvEl
Copyright 1887 Bv The Ne,c. York Tribune
DUBLIN Nov. 2).-Mr. UBrien's coup Ia. sent con.
sternation and dsmay into ranks of Uuisnits
jnbilation is seen amongst all Natlen
alists. 1t has come literally like
a bolt from the blne. The secret was well kept
sorely tempted TO cable you premontory
hint on Thursday or Frilay evening. but
for tho extreme dhculty of the little plot,
AMI the danger that perhaps might
be the cause Of exposing it kept silent The suit of
clothes which Mr. OBrien in his CELL and his
appearance in which lay the Of the
luaaore Prison "A great turn As If the reloubtAbs
prisoner had fared up before him in hre and brim
stone. is comfortable anl wolined outfit
OF substantial blarncy. 1t was made by Mr. Gouldng
of Norhearlst, who in the secret. who lost
time in getting il ready
Mr.. Balfour is still In Dublin Castle and have
doubt that his feelings last night WHOM the
news reached him. more easily 10 be imagined than
described | hear that the ancient edihce
pretty nearly too small to hold up lie hared
up threatened the entire permanent staff and accused
every body nothing could nothing
with the transaction. Mr. Batour finds there
such things as castle secrets The old system OF
espionage Is as dead Cromwell unless. perhaps It
may be said TO live In the ranks OF the Natonasts The
secret circulars OF the Castle appear regu-
larly In United Ireland II they
directly addressed TO tie editor Tho cipher
by which all the dirty work OF the executive is
transmitted the country is not In existence week
until it Is at the command of the Irish leaders. and
the walls and iron OF the prison
in Ireland prevail against the influence and
OF the popular leaders.
Since Mr.. OBnsn went into jail he has communal
Gated upon various important matters with his friends
outside. This fact became known TO the authorities
ant they adopted the magnificent remedy OF dcprvng
Mr. OBren OF his last bit of pencil On Thursda, hehad
message OF paramount interest to convey TO q
certain member OF the Irish party outside and
how do you think he wrote III The calgrapiy was In
his blood his pen being brass have myself read
The noie which is the most CHASTITY interesting have
You will gather from all this that
the strong Government OF Lord salisbury
is not tue potent thing ia Ireland its friends would
have il. T. L. GILL NJ. T.
New-York tribune., 1887-11-21

IT G. Miner has made a statement OF the recelp9 Vi
~ po,,.r's engagement at the Fhth Avenue Ih'''''
:, yves the total Of the three weeks a. s2ol"' ana 7o"
thai after the second night the business giaduaS
I'll the last performances "hioh were 'H' 's nv"
W - =, any e>cept. OF course. the opening night
An the theatres. with the exception OF tho STAR VIII
rive Thanksgiving matinoes. .
The 0rst production OF TIC ne" OsIa NJ S11'oh d. '
r.s,,o has teen fixed for next Monday night
Nc, ,hhev has decided 70 alternate during the week the
..,ornance. OF Caste" and School" The order VIII
he. Monday Wednesday and 1hursday nights a''d SAT
urdsy Matinee School Tuesday ffu's anu 7'''iO'
nights and Thursday matinee Caste.
u.,rcan.s PARK Theatre will be closed tonight or
as rehearsal OF Pete, which will b. brought Gu, Oh
Tuesday. ~,
complmentar testimonial TO j. Charles DAVIS 'h
ronuar business manager OF The Peoples Theatre dre"
large audience las. night. The musical aud dramatic
.rt SIS who volunteered for this performance numbered
oyor a hundred The benefit under the auspices OF
tho MOBILES OF the Mystic Shi